Chapter 11: Wild Supplement (44)

Japan's military pressure in Vietnam, the French Vichy Indochina government was distressed, and had the intention to cede the north of the Red River in Vietnam to Japan, to eliminate wealth and disaster, and it was not easy to lose face and not give it to Japan. The French Vichy Indochina government finally had no choice but to sign an agreement with the Japanese government on September 22 after ten days of torture by the Japanese, agreeing to the Japanese army to enter Indochina and establish military bases and transportation rights. In order to save some face, some restrictions were made in the agreement, for example, the Japanese troops stationed in Indochina could only allow 6,000 troops, and the maximum number of troops stationed in a special period of time could not exceed 25,000. The agreement emphatically prohibits Japanese army, air force, and navy from launching military attacks from Indochina unless agreed by mutual agreement.

In the eyes of the Japanese military department, the agreement between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the government of Vichy Indochina in France was a dead letter, and one Takeshi Sakurada Guards Brigade already exceeded 6,000 men, and after the Fifth Division entered Vietnam, the total strength would greatly exceed 25,000. What's more, without the entry of the air force and navy, how could the military strength of the Imperial Japanese Army be brought into full play.

Within hours of the agreement, the Japanese ignored the agreement entirely, and the 5th Division, under the command of Lieutenant General Akito Nakamura, occupied Lang Son and took control of the railroad to engage in a battle with a brigade of the French Indochina Colonial Army and the French Foreign Legion. On September 25, the entire territory of Lang Son fell, the Indochina Colonial Army and the French Foreign Legion were packed, a small number of troops were scattered, and most of them were captured alive, and the 5th Division embarked on the road to Hanoi. The French army of Vichy, guarding the road from Lang Son to Hanoi, has only one infantry regiment, and if it wants to block the pace of the fifth division, it can be described as a mantis arm blocking the car.

Previously, on September 23, the Vichy French ambassador to Japan had also protested in Tokyo against the violation of the agreement by the South China Front led by Akito Nakamura, but to no avail. Not only was it ineffective, but the arrogant Japanese also took the protest of the Vichy French ambassador to Japan as a pen word, as a clarion call to urge the army. On 24 September, Japanese aircraft carriers bombed Haiphong again, this time no longer limited to the railway, but indiscriminately bombed the city of Haiphong. In the face of the shells, the Vichy French Indochina government began to soften its attitude, and still ordered the coastal defenders to continue to defend and open fire to prevent any landing operations, and in fact the French had already begun to retreat to South Vietnam on a large scale.

On September 26, the Japanese Sakurada Takebe arrived at the coast south of Haiphong and began to enter the port, and the landing craft of the Fifth Fleet sent the Japanese armored vehicle units to Haiphong, and the landing operation was carried out on all fronts, and at noon, the Japanese army occupied Haiphong completely. In the afternoon, 4,500 Japanese troops and 12 tanks left Haiphong and headed for Hanoi.

In the evening of the same day, the battle in Hanoi ended, and the Japanese army captured the Noi Pai Air Base on the outskirts of Hanoi, and stationed 900 and 600 Japanese troops in Haiphong and Hanoi respectively. Most of the Japanese army, coordinated by Germany, retreated to the northern front. The Japanese army completely controlled and destroyed the Yunnan-Vietnam Railway, which was effective enough to blockade China except for the transportation of supplies through Burma.

The melon is ripe, knowing that this is the result, but once the result comes, I still can't help but sigh. Mo Di said to Jin Tongxuan: "Only four months after the end of the Battle of Guinan, in June of this year, France suffered a crushing defeat in the Battle of France, announced its surrender, and the Vichy government was established. In September, the Japanese took advantage of their alliance with Germany to force the Vichy government to agree to the Japanese invasion of the area north of the Red River in Vietnam, and to cede Hanoi, Haiphong, and Cam Ranh Bay to the Japanese. In this way, the Japanese army legally marched into Vietnam, completely cutting off China's material transportation route through Vietnam, and it was more convenient to attack Burma roads from Vietnam. It can be seen that the occupation of Nanning by the Japanese army at a huge cost half a year ago has become meaningless, and the occupation of Kunlun Pass by the Japanese army is even more meaningless. ”

Jin Tongxuan laughed and said: "Don't say that the Japanese can't count the French to lose so quickly, even the Germans and even the French themselves didn't expect the Maginot Line to be so useless." Yes, with the defeat of the French, the goal that was hard to dream of in the past can actually be obtained through diplomatic means, but I am afraid that the intestines of the Japanese army base camp will be repentant. Under the condition that the original army was seriously insufficient, the 100,000-strong army was left in the dangerous and poor Guangxi for a long time. From landing at Qinzhou Bay at the end of last year to preparing to leave Guangxi at the end of September this year, the Japanese army suffered more than 20,000 combat casualties in almost a year, and more than 10,000 people were reduced due to the lack of adaptation to the water and soil and disease, totaling more than 30,000. And such a big loss, now it seems that there is no point at all! ”

Mo Die shook his head and said: "The so-called tactical victory, strategy without brains, this is the best commentary. ”

Everyone in the Chinese military knew that the Japanese were stealing chickens and rice in Guangxi, but they did not dare to have any contempt for the Japanese, and who could have predicted that such a miraculous incident would occur in distant Western Europe, and that it would even change the strategic form of the East in one fell swoop. However, from Chairman Chiang Kai-shek to ordinary soldiers, they all thought of one thing: we can't let the Japanese retreat so easily, we can't let them come when they want, they can't leave when they want, we must let them know that it's not easy to leave when they come, and if you kill one more, two more will be counted as a pair. Bai Chongxi, chief of staff, issued a combat order to fight the last battle of Guinan, recover the lost territory, and eliminate the Japanese invaders.

At this moment, Li Zongren made a move that everyone couldn't understand, ordering the 46th Army to withdraw from Xiaodong, enter Yongning, and return the Qinlian area in western Guangdong to the Guangdong government. Chiang Kai-shek was shocked when he learned of this, and hurriedly stopped it, he knew the purpose of Li Zongren's move, and he also knew how to deal with it, and ordered by telegram that the Qinlian region in western Guangdong should be under the unified jurisdiction of Guangxi for the time being, and that the appointment and dismissal of cadres and civil affairs taxes in Qinzhou, Lianzhou, Beihai, and other places should be temporarily handed over to the Guangxi government for unified arrangements, which could be regarded as some compensation for Guangxi's losses in this operation. As for the specific ownership of the area, it will be discussed after the victory of the Anti-Japanese War.

As soon as the telegram order came, the 46th Army changed to stay, stayed in place for the time being, strictly controlled the Yongqin Highway, and decided to fight a good water dog when the Japanese army retreated.

Only after a telegram was received from Qinlian that Li Zongren was satisfied with the second order: As a result of the battle in southern Guangxi, the Guangxi army suffered serious losses, and it was urgent to strengthen the training of troops and ensure the replenishment of front-line combat troops, and some suitable generals should be transferred from the front line to serve as commanders of various divisions and districts. At the same time, the Guangxi Qinlian Division was established in Hepu to be responsible for the training and joint defense of militia groups along the coast of the Beibu Gulf.

Chief Li's hand turned over the clouds and rain can be described as magical, and Qin Lian got it out of thin air. As if the gambler got a good hand, the people in the Gui family are not overjoyed, Guangxi in the Qinlian region has been red for a long time, and has long wanted to take it into the bag, this time to be able to get his wish, gratifying and congratulating. Li Pinhe, director of the Party Department of Yuexi County, was no exception, and specially set up a table of celebration wine for this purpose, so that people could come and invite Mo Di to attend. Mo Di has often been with Li Pinhe these days, and he knows Li Pinxian's younger brother very well, he is not a bad person, he is also an upright person, and he is quite good in some aspects, but he is a little greedy for money. Although he is not a talented person, it is enough to be the director of a county. Mo Di knew his pomp, every time he went, he would ask the county magistrate Jiang Chengliang to accompany him, but this county magistrate Jiang did not deal with him, he was a very upright person, with the development of Yuexi's economy as his own responsibility, so that he stayed in Yuexi for four years without promotion. Fortunately, Jin Tongxuan is invincible here, and every time he goes to the table, Jin Tongxuan accompanies Jiang Chengliang, as for himself, whether it is the amount of alcohol or other levels, he is too much higher than Li Pinhe, and he can drink Li Pinhe every time and can't find the north.

As soon as he entered the door, Mo Di smiled, and the county magistrate Jiang Chengliang was obviously unhappy, and it was originally the same, the Gui department increased the jurisdiction area, and the people of Anhui were forced to come to celebrate, and they didn't know where the joy came from. Jiang Chengliang saw Jin Tongxuan, there was a smile on his face, and he hurriedly took two steps, and after saying hello to Mo Di, he pulled Jin Tongxuan aside.

The dishes have not yet been served, and the four of them are drinking tea on the side. Unlike Li Pinhe's excitement, Jiang Chengliang and Jin Tongxuan are much more low-key.

"Gui is dedicated, it's about my Anhui people's, pull me to congratulate me, I really don't know where the joy comes from!" County Magistrate Jiang's words immediately made Jin Tongxuan laugh, and Jin Tongxuan also felt the same way, but in the base camp of the Gui family in western Anhui, who can say that it doesn't matter. I saw that the county magistrate Jiang continued: "Tongxuan, there is a matter, you give me an analysis and analysis. I heard that the defense area of the 21st Group Army is going to be adjusted, does it have anything to do with you? ”

Jin Tongxuan nodded and said, "Yes." ”

"Where are you transferred?" The county magistrate Jiang is a little anxious, these days, he has established a good relationship with the wild supplement group, and through the work of the wild supplement group, the county has carried out a new layout, and today's Yuexi is really a bit prosperous. If the field supplement group is transferred away and another group is brought in, I am afraid that the previous efforts will be wasted.

"We're not going anywhere, we're still in Yuexi." Jin Tongxuan said: "It's just possible to move the headquarters of the 176th Division to the area of Yuexi Tangchi, which is estimated to increase your burden." ”

"There is no problem, I can afford to add a division headquarters and more than 1,000 people." Jiang Chengliang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm worried about you leaving." As soon as you leave, the cooperation that you have just started will be replaced by someone else, and you will have to start from scratch, which will cost you money and the people. ”

"The expenses of the division headquarters are not entirely borne by Yue Xi." Jin Tongxuan said: "All regiments under the jurisdiction of the 176th Division are responsible, and perhaps Yuexi will get unexpected benefits. ”

"What's in it for you?" Jiang Chengliang asked.

"There are one or two thousand more people, one or two thousand more mouths, they want to eat and drink, and there is money to buy, which is beneficial to the economic development of Yuexi, and there are more markets for those who grow vegetables and pigs, and the farmers are rich, and you, the county magistrate, will be comfortable!" Jin Tongxuan said with a freehand face.

"That is, only when the people are rich can the country be strong!" Jiang Chengliang was happy and asked, "What about Huo Shan?" Is Huoshan still under the jurisdiction of the 176th Division? ”

"I don't belong anymore!" Jin Tongxuan shook his head and said: "The military headquarters of the 48th Army has moved to Shengoupu, where the headquarters of the 176th Division was located before, and it is great that the finance and economics of Huoshan County can support the military headquarters. ”

"How did the military department end up in this place?" Jiang Chengliang asked puzzled.

"This place is good, the terrain is superior, easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the most important thing is to connect Yingshan and Huoshan, which is an important passage. Of course, the biggest problem is to give up positions for other troops, and it is estimated that the 11th Group Army will be abolished, and the 84th Army will belong to the 21st Group Army, and it will also be moved into western Anhui. Jin Tongxuan said: "In this way, the task of the land of Dabie Mountain will be heavier, to feed more people, but also to support greater wars." ”

Jiang Chengliang sighed, knowing that his burden could only be greater.

The food and drinks are all on the table and served.